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It's basically impossible for us to walk past a street sign like the one pictured below without getting excited, especially when it's about a block from where we live. When we first noticed it a few weeks ago, we made it a point to check it out.
We called ahead yesterday and set a meeting up with Richard, who owns and runs Cantabrigian Mechanics. He'd been doing mechanical design and model making for a product development company, and when an opportunity came for him to strike out on his own, he took it.
Apparently, he's been in business for close to 5 years, but the sign only went up recently. Go figure. Either way, we're pretty pumped to know that this capability exists within walking distance. We're already cooking up ideas for what we can do next.
The shop specializes in low volume prototypes, doing mostly welding and machining. A lot of custom bike frames go through their shop, but they're ready to take on a wide variety of jobs. Meet their quality control unicorn.
It looks like the company has selected an international standard drafting symbol for part of their visual brand identity. The logo that looks like a simplified crosshairs comes from the ASME Y14.5 standard for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). It is used on drawings of mechanical parts to indicate that control over the position of a feature is required. The company making this symbol part of their brand message evokes thoughts of precision and accuracy. Very appropriate for an engineering design consultant / builder.
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